as in canyons
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night
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as in loads
to place a weight or burden on
to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case
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Recent Examples of saddles
Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a saddlery in Nashville called Dark Horse that sold saddles and bridals for horses.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a saddlery in Nashville called Dark Horse that sold saddles and bridals for horses.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddles
Noun
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Sweeney slipped into a golden bikini top with metallic bottoms while posing near the red rock canyons, wearing a sheer cream-colored shirt and cowboy hat.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The most impressive part about the 2025 Honda Civic Si is its ability to play two lead roles—sporty in the canyons, yet very comfortable (and frugal with fuel) on the highway.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And don't forget the mini space rover that loads into the cargo pod.—
John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Garfield loads Hank with chummy physicality.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The tracks led north and east now, angling and twisting through the timber, across ravines and small draws, avoiding parks and passes, heading generally into the wind.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over time, the powerful current carved out massive gorges and canyons, including the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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The journey runs the entire length of Australia from south to north, covering 1,851 miles and traversing dramatic gorges and curious rock formations of the ancient mountains of the Flinders Ranges.—
Alesandra Dubin,
AFAR Media,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The body feathers in Figure 2 are the hills and valleys between Maunder Minimum and Modern Maximum.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Forecasters say the marine layer is likely to spread to the inland foothills and valleys, cooling areas like Escondido, where the high is predicted to be 80 on Tuesday, 76 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 79 on Friday.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Saddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddles. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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